Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waverley
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. In the statistical area around Waverley, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 228 consents we hold in Waverley, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waverley’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 548 in 2021.
New homes in Waverley
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waverley sits in (Waverley (Dunedin City)) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 3 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Dunedin City, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Waverley
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 228 from 1 Jun 2013 to 1 Sep 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Alterations and additions43
2 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Fires and heating32
8 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $475k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Retaining walls4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $25k
- Insulation2
typically $7,500
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $545kNew dwg, construct retaining walls & install stormwater detention tanks 33 Belford Street
- $375kNew dwg & gge, construct retaining walls 9 Scobie Road
- $300kExtend & alt internal layout of dwg, relocate solid fuel burner, reconstruct roof, construct deck with access stair 58 Tower Avenue
- $150kExtend dwg to form bdrm, ensuite & rooftop deck, form bathrm, alt layout 37 Coolock Crescent
- $70kConstruct gge with attached storage 112 Doon Street
228 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Tile floor, install toilet in bathrm of dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- New homes$375k
New dwg & gge, construct retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$10k
Remove wall between kitchen & living room, enlarge kitchen window, relocate door, install bracing in entry of dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt internal layout to form open kitchen, living & dining. Convert storage room to toilet & laundry in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Construct subdivision drainage
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$300k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, relocate solid fuel burner, reconstruct roof, construct deck with access stair
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Construct private drainage
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- Commercial alterations$20k
Amendment to aba-2025-1448 - alt lintel in office & primary wardrobe, alt bracing, insulate exterior wall of bathrm, replace timber joists/decking of deck, & install new balustrade to deck
- Fires and heating$7,000
To fit a new metro Ltd wee rad leg woodfire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Extend dwg to form bdrm, ensuite & rooftop deck, form bathrm, alt layout
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Convert gge to self-contained unit
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Add deck to upper level of dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct gge with attached storage
- Retaining walls$10k
Construct stormwater drainage for retaining wall
- Fires and heating$8,000
install firenzo topaz ag insert heater in dwg
- New homes$545k
New dwg, construct retaining walls & install stormwater detention tanks
- Retaining walls$15k
Demolish retaining wall, construct new retaining walls & construct subdivision drainage (proposed lot 2)
- Alterations and additions$12k
Install waterproofing membrane & tiles to ensuite, including the wet-area shower of the dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Remove walls to create an open plan kitchen, dining & lounge, install beams & wet-area shower in ensuite, alt deck of dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install yunca ruby heater in dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waverley?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.